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effects of sandy. the great lengths some are going to to fill up their tanks. >>> what do you do with a cruise ship empty because of a hurricane? how you can get a last-minute getaway for a bargain? >>> a special visit to students from a washington football player with an important message. >>> partial subway service has returned in new york today. but for many in nearby new jersey, one of the hottest commodities is gasoline. >> most gas stations have been sold out since sandy hit. as richard explains now, at stations that are open, drivers have a long wait. >> reporter: pat, we've been here all long. this line hasn't changed at all. it goes back through two towns. it's 60 cars to the end. these cars have had to pass by one other gas station, it ran out of gas earlier last night. and that's one situation why they won't be open. second is they don't have electricity. pricing now, about $3.55 at this location. there have been some reports of prices greater than that. the division of consumer affairs is d
effects of sandy. the great lengths some are going to to fill up their tanks. >>> what do you do with a cruise ship empty because of a hurricane? how you can get a last-minute getaway for a bargain? >>> a special visit to students from a washington football player with an important message. >>> partial subway service has returned in new york today. but for many in nearby new jersey, one of the hottest commodities is gasoline. >> most gas stations have been sold...
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that did not happen with sandy. but in advance of any storm it's always good to collect clean water for drinking and bathing just in case. >> to be on the safe side. last question comes from t. marie in frederick county, maryland. she wants to know if her gas fireplace is on when the power goes out will it continue to burn without electricity and give her some heat? >> she wanted to stay warm with her gas fireplace. well, we turn to the hearth patio and barbecue association for this answer. it will tells us that a gas fireplace should keep running if it was on before the power went out. however, you won't be age to start your gas fireplace if the power is already out since it does require electricity to ignite. in terms of safety the association says there are simply too many variables to say that every gas fireplace would be absolutely safe to use. however, if your fireplace has been checked by a professional and it has something called a b vent or a direct vent that doesn't use any mechanical draft assistance, it
that did not happen with sandy. but in advance of any storm it's always good to collect clean water for drinking and bathing just in case. >> to be on the safe side. last question comes from t. marie in frederick county, maryland. she wants to know if her gas fireplace is on when the power goes out will it continue to burn without electricity and give her some heat? >> she wanted to stay warm with her gas fireplace. well, we turn to the hearth patio and barbecue association for this...
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remember, those are the areas just hit by sandy. a lot of the dunes and protection gone from the coast, so it allows the water to flow more freely inland. areas shaded in yellow, medium impact. areas in green there, lower impact. as you get toward western maryland, west central maryland and even areas of central virginia. so for right now, possibility of some isolated inland snow. some inland snow, isolated slick spots, perhaps even for thursday morning. coastal problems indeed. that is what we're looking at right now. if this storm system tracks more to the east, though, we could get nothing more than just some rain around here. as far as election day weather, we'll have more on that. right now, it doesn't look as though we'll have any worries coming up. we'll talk about how cold it will be tomorrow and how much wind will be around the area. and of course, we'll have much more on the impact of the midweek storm coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> it's the final day of campaigning before election day. both presidential candidates
remember, those are the areas just hit by sandy. a lot of the dunes and protection gone from the coast, so it allows the water to flow more freely inland. areas shaded in yellow, medium impact. areas in green there, lower impact. as you get toward western maryland, west central maryland and even areas of central virginia. so for right now, possibility of some isolated inland snow. some inland snow, isolated slick spots, perhaps even for thursday morning. coastal problems indeed. that is what...
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and generators provided power that has been out since sandy hit. >> i'm sure it will be because of sandy, a little chaos here and there. that's just natural when you have a big event, a disaster like sandy. >> reporter: new jersey's governor brought up the same plea. >> get out there and vote. a lot of things in play in your life right now but it is a national election. it is important to vote. >> reporter: important but also frustrating for many whose patience has indeed been tested. >> i've been here three time. they finally got machines in. now the machines are jammed up. it is total chaos. >> reporter: after a chaotic weekend in florida, relative calm on tuesday. voters faced only long lines which was also the case from huntsville, alabama, to minneapolis, minnesota. nbc news. >> the news4 i-team is on voter patrol. if you see a problem when you go to the polls today, we want to hear from you. call the i-team voter patrol tip line. >>> the fate of a maryland law known as the dream act will be decided tonight. it makes it easier for children of undocumented immigrants to attend colleg
and generators provided power that has been out since sandy hit. >> i'm sure it will be because of sandy, a little chaos here and there. that's just natural when you have a big event, a disaster like sandy. >> reporter: new jersey's governor brought up the same plea. >> get out there and vote. a lot of things in play in your life right now but it is a national election. it is important to vote. >> reporter: important but also frustrating for many whose patience has...
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but there's a difficulty in trying to protect an area already ravaged by sandy. hundreds of thousands are still without power. tarps cover roofs where they can. in other places, homes and communities have been wiped away. and this latest round of rough weather will likely set back the recovery here. >> i can see it's actually moving backwards, people losing power, losing power again. >> reporter: an overwhelming task, that the cleanup will become more difficult here. >> it will make a slow go of it. snow and ice gets mixed with this sticks that are out there, it's hard to chip it. >> reporter: the winter storm is already chipping away at travel. flights have been delayed and canceled. a situation that, like the conditions, is only expected to get worse. yeah, along with the conditions, as we talk about, getting worse for the next day or so, and then it's going to be at least this weekend before recovery efforts can really get back in earnest here and up and done the east coast. live in trenton, new jersey, jay gray, jim, pat, back to you now. >> big flakes there,
but there's a difficulty in trying to protect an area already ravaged by sandy. hundreds of thousands are still without power. tarps cover roofs where they can. in other places, homes and communities have been wiped away. and this latest round of rough weather will likely set back the recovery here. >> i can see it's actually moving backwards, people losing power, losing power again. >> reporter: an overwhelming task, that the cleanup will become more difficult here. >> it...
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. >>> president obama will get another first-hand look at the damage from hurricane sandy. the white house announced he will travel to the new york area next thursday. he'll tour recovery efforts and thank first responders for their hard work. the president traveled to new jersey, you'll recall, just after the storm, but new york mayor michael bloomberg asked him not to visit manhattan because of the travel problems that would create. >>> now, to the fiscal storm. today president obama and republican house speaker john boehner both laid out ideas to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. tax increases and spending cuts are due to hit in january, but today it seemed the two leaders and the bipartisan deal are still worlds apart. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with more on that. steve? >> you got it right. this is a restart of a high-stakes negotiation between those two men. the president and the speaker. the problem is beginning today where they left off, which is far apart. in a speech at the white house, president obama claimed the election proved most americans agree with
. >>> president obama will get another first-hand look at the damage from hurricane sandy. the white house announced he will travel to the new york area next thursday. he'll tour recovery efforts and thank first responders for their hard work. the president traveled to new jersey, you'll recall, just after the storm, but new york mayor michael bloomberg asked him not to visit manhattan because of the travel problems that would create. >>> now, to the fiscal storm. today...